Esneux

Esneux (French pronunciation: [ɛsnø]; Walloon: Esneu) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Esneux Esneu (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Esneux
Esneux Location in Belgium Location of Esneux in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°32′N 05°34′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Laura Iker (MR)
• Governing party/ies	MR, PS
Area
• Total	34.13 km2 (13.18 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,889
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Postal codes	4130
NIS code	62032
Area codes	04
Website	www.esneux.be

On 1 January 2006 Esneux had a total population of 13,072. The total area is 34.05 km² (13.15 sq mi) which gives a population density of 384 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Esneux and Tilff. Other villages are Méry and Hony. They are all to be found in the valley of the Ourthe river south of Liège. A railway line links the 4 villages (and then continues further south to Luxembourg).

Although not popular with large numbers of international tourists, Esneux and Tilff do attract people from the local region, due to the local restaurants, the Esneux and Tilff castle, the bee-museum, and several parks.

In Esneux, the largest giant sequoia of Belgium can be found.^[2]

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Esneux
• Été 67, rock band based in Esneux
• Léontine de Maësen, opera singer, born in Esneux in 1835